The Forgotten Animals
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Author : Mavrik
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Kyou had been there from the start, sitting and watching, gritting his teeth and barely restraining himself as Akito had let the blows fall on Usagi, then he could sit no longer, not when Akito was doing what he was about to do. Breaking form his place hidden in the room on the other side from Kureno and Shingo he slammed open the door and ran for Kureno tackling the man to the floor as Shingo fell to the ground shaking in fear and the dagger clattered to the floor.
"KYOU!" Akito shouted as Usagi jumped into action getting between Akito and those she cared about.
"Stop Akito…that's enough." Usagi said evenly though inside she was trembling in rage, Akito had really been going to kill her brother.
"No, I will never stop, not until you hand over what I want, give it to me, GIVE IT TO ME!" Akito raged as Usagi looked at the girl sadly.
"Akito…why did you make it come to this?" Usagi whispered as Akito signalled to Kureno again whom threw Kyou from him and made a grab for the dagger as Shingo got it first and backed up from the older man.
"Kureno…stop this, you're been freed from the curse, so why do you still stay by Akito's side?" Usagi demanded as Kureno paused for a moment before looking back at Shingo.
"Because…I don't want to see her cry again…" Kureno whispered as Kyou got in between him and Shingo.
"Shingo…get out of here alright?" Usagi called as Shingo shook his head.
"I can't leave you here Usa." Shingo said shakily as Kyou glanced back at him.
"Go on kid, I won't let anything happen to her, swear."
"Promise…"
"Cross my heart and hope to die." Kyou replied as Shingo nodded glancing at Usagi again.
"Usa…I'll see you again right?"
"Sure Shi-chan, now go please. Go to Rei's, she'll keep you safe." Usagi said as Shingo nodded and quickly made an exit as Kyou slammed the door behind him and stood in front of it to stop Kureno going after the boy.
"Well…I shouldn't be surprised…she's bewitched you hasn't she Kyou, into doing what she says, into defying me. Women, always using their disgusting methods to get anything they want." Akito spat out as Kyou frowned but didn't reply, Usagi did though.
"And you'd know all about that wouldn't you Akito…how many men have you seduced into doing your will?" Usagi asked as Kyou gaped in shock, Akito was female.
"True…but they didn't need to be seduced by me…because I'm god…they were waiting for me…they live only for me…you live only for me."
"No…we all live for ourselves…no one has to do anything for you." Usagi replied as Akito grabbed a chair and threw that at her, she ducked as it shattered against the wall behind her.
"YOU ALL LIVE FOR ME!" Akito screamed as Kyou jolted himself from his shock as Kureno made a dash for the door and he cut him off.
"Akito…we cannot live for you. You made sure of that when you treated us the way you did."
"You're all MINE, I can treat you as I wish."
"We're all people, and we're alive, we didn't deserve to be treated that way. Kisa getting beaten because she dared to like Hiro, Rin being hospitalised because she took the blame for liking Haru…erasing the memories of my parents, trying to kill Shingo, how can you expect us to smile and forgive you after all that?" Usagi whispered as Akito glared at her and Usagi sighed, she was too far gone to bring back with just a pretty speech.
"Give it to me." Akito hissed as Usagi unclipped the jewel from her broach holding it in her hands.
"You cannot hold it, only those of the bloodline of Selenity can…even if you were of that bloodline, with your heart as impure as it is…there's no possible way for you to survive holding it." Usagi said as Akito lunged at her knocking the jewel from her hands as she began to beat Usagi as hard as she could.
"You're all mine, and everything you own is mine, get it? You cannot escape, you're going to all be mine forever, with this I can do it, you can't ever escape me." Akito screeched while Usagi lay where she was waiting for Akito to finish, she couldn't stop the older woman, she wasn't physically strong enough, but she could wait it out as long as needed. "Now stay there you insolent little girl." Akito hissed as she went after the ginzuishou as Usagi forced her tired and sore body to sit.
"Akito, don't…you can't-" Usagi began as a bright light stopped her and forced her to look away her eyes closed
"Akioto-sama." Kureno cried forgetting Kyou as the boy stumbled to Usagi and checked her over.
"You alright?" Kyou asked as Usagi nodded.
"I'm fine…Akito and Kureno." Usagi asked as Kyou shook his head.
"I don't know, we need to get out of here while we can."
"I can't leave the ginzuishou here." Usagi said stubbornly as Kyou grabbed her and threw her over his shoulder as she protested vocally but didn't have the strength to stop him as he carted her out of the bright room and down the hallway until they got outside, having come from a place that dark it seemed pitch black outside though it was rather light out because of the full moon.
"Kyou I have to get the ginzuishou, it's going to kill Akito."
"He deserves everything he gets for all he's done." Kyou growled out as Usagi frowned at him as she elbowed him in the head, which was easy considering her position still slung over his shoulder.
"What the hell was that for?"
"People aren't born evil or cruel, they become that way…I wanted to help her, stop her from doing things like that…make her happy." Usagi said as Kyou shrugged her off his shoulder and sat her on a step as he looked her over.
"Well…you can't help everyone Usa…Akito's beyond help…are you alright? Akito got you pretty good before I got there and just now as well." Kyou said as Usagi nodded.
"I'll be fine, nothing a little sleep and time won't cure…but the ginzu-"
"Forget the thing, we need to get you to safety first, if what you said is true, they can't use it without you, so keeping you way from them is what's needed, not getting the thing back, they'll live I just know it, Kureno won't let anything happen to Akito, so don't worry, let's just get you somewhere…where?"
"I sent Shingo to Rei's…I'll go there."
"Let's go then." Kyou said as he picked her up again as she fought him weakly.
"Kyou I'm not an invalid, I can walk, put me down, who said you could come anyway?" Usagi demanded as Kyou tightened his grip.
"I'm not letting you do anything alone anymore Usa, I told you that already, many times, so just accept it and let me help." Kyou snapped as Usagi silenced and sat in his arms thinking.
"Thankyou…" she murmured as Kyou blinked.
"I don't need to be thanked, I told you that I promised your brother and you I'd protect you."
"No…I mean thankyou for following even when I said not to…if you hadn't come...I don't know what Kureno might have done to Shingo." Usagi murmured as Kyou nodded a smile touching his lips.
"It's my pleasure to help you little red songbird, I accept your thanks…"
"I don't know what to say to Shingo…I was right there and I didn't do anything."
"You couldn't, if you moved Kureno would have tried to kill him sooner."
"He was depending on me, his eyes were begging me to help him."
"You can't save everyone Usa. You have to realise that…and you also have to realise you can't do everything on your own, it's alright to ask for help and to depend on other once in a while, we're not all hopeless cases like that Mamoru guy." At this Usagi laughed shakily as she silenced with a sigh laying her head in the crook of Kyou's neck.
"The Shinto shrine in Juuban…about 5 blocks east from my parents house…you think you can get us there?" Usagi murmured as Kyou nodded, he would walk all that way carrying her, he had done worse in his training in the mountains.
"Does this Rei girl have medical supplies? We need to clean those cuts." Kyou asked as Usagi nodded sleepily
"I'm going to rest for awhile k?"
"You sleep Usa…I'll wake you when we get close to her place." Kyou said as Usagi nodded with a yawn, she felt very tired…very sore, but in Kyou's arms she felt safe enough to sleep deeper then she had in a long time.
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A distant voice and the shaking of her arm woke her as Usagi groaned going to roll over but she was held in an odd position, cracking an eye open she blinked at Kyou as he stared down at her.
"Awake yet?" he asked as Usagi groaned and nodded shifting in his arms as she looked around.
"Where are we? What time is it?" Usagi yawned as Kyou looked around.
"We just passed by your parents place, it's about…6 in the morning, the suns just rising." Kyou said as Usagi groaned
"Too early Kyou…sleepy." Usagi grumbled as he chuckled and nodded.
"I know what you mean, but you agreed that I should wake you when we were almost there…am I going in the right direction?" Kyou asked as Usagi grumbled but looked around and nodded.
"Yeah…you can let me down, I'm much better now." Usagi said, her special healing abilities seemed to have kicked in while she was sleeping and she felt much better, not 100 percent yet, but much better.
"No, not until we get you checked out by someone." Kyou said as she pouted giving him puppy dog eyes and he looked away from her "Don't do that Usa…those eyes are just…"
"Irresistible?"
"No…scary." Kyou said as Usagi sighed resigning herself to being carried a little more.
"There…those steps there." Usagi pointed out as Kyou gaped at the long flight of stairs.
"That's just insane." He muttered as Usagi nodded staring at the familiar staircase.
"I know…I used to climb them every day after school…at least I got fit." Usagi muttered as Kyou chuckled as he began up them, by the time they reached the top he was panting slightly, but not too badly considering he had carried her the whole way from the other side of Tokyo.
"Right…now what?" Kyou panted as Usagi directed him to Rei's door as he shuffled her in his arms so he was holding her with only one as he knocked sharply at the door with the other hand, after a few moments it opened, there was a sandy haired man standing there as he looked down at Kyou his eyes setting on Usagi.
"Koneko…what the hell did you do to my KONEKO!" the man raged as he went to launch at Kyou whom had stepped back in shock looking down at Usagi.
"Koneko?" he whispered as Usagi nodded while the sandy haired man was restrained by an aqua haired woman.
"Haruka…please stop it…calm down now…"
"Everyone's here?" Usagi asked in confusion as Michiru nodded still holding Haruka back as Shingo came racing out and tackled Usagi and Kyou in a hug.
"You got out of there, thank god Usa I was worried to death." Shingo whispered as Kyou grumbled about being knocked to the ground by a pipsqueak.
"What happened to her you little bast-" the man began again as the aqua haired woman smacked him over the head.
"Haruka, language…please calm down and listen to the poor boy." Michiru snapped as Usagi sighed.
"May we at least come inside first?" Usagi asked as she refused to let go of Shingo so Kyou reluctantly let go of her and stood brushing himself off shooting dark looks at Haruka whom was shooting them right back.
"Of course hime-chan. Come inside please, Hotaru, Usa's here and she'll need a little healing." Michiru called as they pulled Usagi and Shingo in Kyou following grumbling under his breath as they were sat down in a room full of women, and only two men, or so Kyou thought, Haruka and Mamoru.
While Hotaru was healing her Usagi tried to calm her senshi whom were all firing questions at her demanding to know what had happened as Shingo also talked at her asking about what had happened after he left as Usagi finally snapped.
"QUIET!" she cried as everyone silenced and looked at her waiting for what she said next. "Alright, thankyou…well…how should I put this, I've been living with my extended family for the last few weeks, the family head demanded it happen, last night Akito – the family head – also ordered that I come see her, she then demanded I give her the ginzuishou, and NO I didn't tell her I had it or what it was, when I refused she ordered another to kill Shingo, Kyou here stepped in and stoped that, then we had a little fight with Akito and Kureno before escaping." Usagi said leaving out as much as possible, if they found out she didn't have the ginziushou they would freak out.
"A little fight? You were bleeding Usa. Bruises everywhere, it looked like you had been strangled." Rei pointed out as Usagi shrugged.
"It wasn't as bad as it looked, really…"
"You helped koneko?" Haruka grumbled looking at Kyou whom nodded eyeing the man warily.
"Well…then…it doesn't mean that I'll let you near my koneko again you little brat." Haruka snapped as Michiru gaped at her lover.
"Haruka…" she said disapprovingly as Haruka shook her head.
"No Michi…I won't."
"Haruka…couch…"
"Arg…fine…and…thankyou." Haruka gritted out from between her teeth as Kyou raised an eyebrow, was it really that hard to say thankyou? Then again it was for him.
"And this kid is what to you?" Mamoru demanded put out that she hadn't greeted him personally at all and feeling very jealous of Kyou.
"Kyou? Kyou's my little lost kitty, we've known each other since we were kids." Usagi said with a shrug as Mamoru frowned he didn't like that nickname at all.
"What are you going to do now?" Ami asked steering conversation away from Kyou and back to more important things as Usagi sighed.
"I'm, not sure…I need to get something back from Akito…"
"You're not going back to the main house Usa." Kyou said shaking his head as Usagi frowned at him.
"I need to go back there Kyou, and I will, we need to find out what happened after we left anyway." Usagi said as Kyou frowned, he knew what she said was true, but he didn't want her anywhere near Akito…then again he didn't want her anywhere near Mamoru either, and leaving her here would make sure she was close to him.
"Wait some time before doing anything rash Usa." Minako said as Usagi blinked at her.
"Mina-chan…did you just say something intelligent?" Usagi asked as Minako looked hurt as everyone laughed at her.
"HEY! I'm intelligent." She cried as Usagi giggled and Kyou relaxed, if she was happy then all was well in the world. Thus the day started, Usagi was back with her friends and she explained bits and pieces of her story although not telling them everything, she couldn't yet, not yet…especially not about her curse, Kyou and Shingo refused to leave her side and Haruka and Mamoru spent the entire day glaring at Kyou. Then night began to fall and everyone began to depart except for Mamoru, Rei, Shingo, Usagi and Kyou.
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Elendur – Well, there's more.
Mavrik – Yay, finish editing and get the end up you stupid girl.
Elendur – Shut up boy or I won't do any more editing for you…now…please review.
Mavrik – Yeah, thanks for the reviews for the last chapter…some people were really upset about where SOMEONE left that chapter.
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